I’ve Needed New Clients, So I’ve…

Just three weeks ago I had more work than I could handle. Now I’m struggling to find a new client. Does it mean I’m crappy? No. This type of stuff just happens from time to time as a freelancer.

And no, I didn’t completely stop marketing during my busy time. I’ve kept a steady marketing effort going through times of many clients and few clients.

I think things just ebb and flow, and right now its an “ebb”.

Here are a few of the things I’ve done that I hope will help me get a few new clients:

Revamped my portfolio – this took quite a long time, but I felt it was necessary to attract new clients, especially for my method in item #2.

Contacted agencies – I received that advice from this great Reddit comment, and I’ve been working on doing it. I emailed several local agencies, met with three in person, and went to a recent Business and Technology conference and talked to a few agencies at their booths. Hopefully I’ll get some results from that. I’m going to email 5 more out-of-state agencies today.

Posted new ads on KSL Classifieds and Craigslist – I know, I know. Some of the clients that come from online classifieds aren’t the best, but I have personally had a few great clients from them, so my results have been pretty good. Plus, I would take a few lower paying clients right now b/c that is better than no work at all.

I’ve done a few other things here and there, but those are the main ones. Still looking for more things to do. Any recommendations?